—————————————————————–
Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Simzy
—————————————————————–
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇
As Ahn Seora stared at Kang Cheol-jin and Pi A-reum with a confused expression.
“Seora. Seora?”
“Ahn Seora!”
The friends she was with called out to her in quizzical voices.
“Ah, yeah?”
“What are you doing? Are you not coming?”
“Ah, no. Let’s go.”
Ahn Seora nodded awkwardly and started walking again. Even as she did, her gaze couldn’t easily tear away from Kang Cheol-jin and Pi A-reum.
‘Are they just hanging out as friends?’
Looking again, it kind of seemed that way.
She could see Pi A-reum doing her absolute best to tease Kang Cheol-jin.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇
I walked down the street, unable to hide my sullen expression.
“What’s wroooong? Are you sulking? Kang Cheol is super sulky!”
A-reum, walking beside me, said as she nudged me with her body. Instead of comforting me, she was just cackling and teasing me relentlessly. Doesn’t she know you’re not supposed to tell a sulking person that they’re sulking?!
“Kang Cheol is as petty as a short-tempered anchovy. He gets sulky over things like that.”
“‘Things like that’? You laughed your head off.”
“Hey, you laughed when I was getting my ice cream, too.”
“Not as much as you did, okay?”
Someone else might look at me and wonder why a grown man is being so petty. But I guarantee, it’s different when you experience it yourself. Anyone who wants to criticize me should first try being laughed at nonstop for nearly five minutes.
A-reum laughed so hard that even the other people who were laughing with her started to look at me with pity. If we weren’t on a public street, she probably would have been rolling on the ground laughing.
“Aww~ what’s wrong? I said I was sorry, didn’t I? Huh?”
“You were just teasing me a second ago…”
“I’ll buy you dinner instead!”
“Huh? No, that’s not right.”
No matter how much I was sulking, that wasn’t it. I came out saying I would treat her today, but A-reum had spent far more money. From lunch to snacks to small entertainment expenses.
“It’s fine. I’ll buy dinner.”
“No. Actually, I was planning to treat you from the start.”
“What money does a student have? You spent a lot today.”
To be honest, most of the bags in my hands belonged to A-reum. Considering a college student’s allowance, she had definitely overspent. I couldn’t, in good conscience, let her treat me to dinner on top of all that.
But A-reum wouldn’t back down.
“You carried my stuff for me today. And don’t worry about the money. I have money.”
“What money could you… ah! Could it be?”
“Ehehe. That’s right.”
A-reum grinned and made a V-sign with her hand.
“My broadcast earnings just got paid out.”
“Oh, congrats! No wonder you were spending so much today. You must have earned a lot?”
“Yep, yep! It’s not a huge amount, but I still earned a little over a million won. And I’m getting about that much next month, too.”
“Wow. You really did earn a lot.”
I occasionally watched A-reum’s streams, but I had no idea she was earning this much.
Of course, a million won isn’t a massive sum of money. But considering A-reum’s broadcast hours, it was a surprising amount. Especially since it was exam season recently, and with club activities on top of that, she probably didn’t have much time to stream.
A-reum hummed a little tune and linked her arm through mine.
“A lot of it is thanks to you. You made my avatar for me. That’s why I’m treating you today.”
“I just gave you something I made for practice…”
Personally, I thought the avatar was of a quality that was lacking to be sold for money. And from my perspective, I was the one who had used A-reum to test the avatar.
“Anyway! I even got a private message the other day. Asking who the avatar creator was.”
“Huh? Really?”
“Yep. They were asking all sorts of things, like who the creator was, how long it took, what the price was. Is it okay if I tell them?”
“Hmm… no. I’m a bit busy right now. And it’s still lacking.”
“You think that’s lacking? It’s rare to see anyone with a higher quality avatar than mine.”
I’m grateful for the compliment, but by my standards, it really is lacking.
The virtual scene is still a niche market, so there aren’t many skilled creators in Korea yet. That’s why the average quality is low. But if you look overseas, the standard is on a different level. I tend to watch a lot of overseas virtual streamers, so my standards are set there.
I don’t want to sell a creation that doesn’t meet my own standards for money. Even if you call it useless pride.
‘Still, would it be better to build up some recognition?’
After thinking for a moment, I added, “If anyone asks, just tell them my nickname is Kang Cheol. But I’m not taking commissions.”
“Okay. Ah, we’re here.”
We had arrived at a coin noraebang (karaoke booth).
As I walked down the stairs, I shook my head slightly.
“Sigh. I don’t know why you want to hear me sing so badly.”
The reason we suddenly came to a noraebang was that A-reum had asked me to sing for her.
“No, I’m serious, you’re really good at singing.”
“Thanks for saying so, at least.”
I expressed my thanks, deliberately trying not to get too excited.
I couldn’t just accept it happily because A-reum’s praise lacked a bit of credibility.
She was as generous with her compliments as she was with her usual pranks.
A-reum was always praising me, saying I was handsome, great at sex, a good singer, that whatever I did was amazing. It wasn’t just me, either; she was the type to shower her other friends with compliments, too.
‘Not that I dislike it, though.’
Probably more than half of my regained self-esteem was thanks to A-reum. I think it was a stroke of incredible luck that I met her at the freshman orientation.
Alright, if she wants to hear me sing, I should let her listen to her heart’s content.
How could I not do that one thing for someone I’m so grateful for?
We settled into a large room.
“Wow, the facilities at coin noraebangs these days are amazing.”
“It’s awesome, right? I didn’t just come here for no reason! They say the mics and speakers here are amazing, too!”
“Really? That’s great.”
I’ll have to let her listen to me sing to her heart’s content today. Should I even take requests?
I picked up the microphone with that thought in mind.
“Kang Cheol, it’s no fun if we just sing, so let’s make a bet.”
“A bet?”
A-reum, who had just said she wanted to hear me sing, grinned and challenged me to a match.
“How about we bet a ‘wish ticket’? We’ll use the Perfect Score mode, and whoever has more songs in the top 10 wins.”
“Ooh, that sounds fun.”
“Right?”
I have a pretty competitive streak myself, so I thought competing for ranks would be more fun than just singing.
We immediately started up Perfect Score.
Perfect Score is a karaoke system that assigns a score, down to the decimal point, based on rhythm and pitch.
A-reum chose the first song.
“Gathering our memories… from that day~”
It was a sentimental and gentle song by a female solo vocalist.
Though A-reum is usually energetic and cheerful, a calm song like this surprisingly suited her well.
‘She’s actually a good singer.’
For someone who showered me with praise, she herself was quite a good singer. Even when singing in a low tone, her vocalization was good.
[87 points! You have a charming voice!]
I’ve never done Perfect Score before, so I have no idea how high a score of 87 is. Is that good?
“Next is Kang Cheol’s turn! Are you taking requests?”
“Is it okay to request a song when we’re having a bet?”
“Pleeease.”
“Geez, fine. What do you want to hear?”
“Baram Chueok (Wind Memory)!”
“Wow, you’re such a gangster!”
“Ehehehe.”
She was immediately requesting a forbidden song.
I let out a dry laugh and searched for Baram Chueok. Alright, I can grant her one song, I guess.
Baram Chueok is a song by a male solo artist notorious for being among the highest-pitched.
I slowly warmed up my throat and then, at the highlight, belted out the high note.
“That faa-a-ded! Memor-y—!!”
By singing until my throat felt like it would burst, I was just barely able to hit the notes.
Soon, after I finished singing the second verse, the song ended.
[92 points! You have a fantastic voice!]
“Phew.”
With this, I felt like I had protected my pride. I hadn’t betrayed the expectations of A-reum, who had praised me for being a good singer.
I turned to look at A-reum proudly.
“Hmph…”
Her cheeks were puffed out as she glared at me.
‘Ah, right, this was a bet.’
She’s like that because her competitive spirit has taken over.
As we took turns singing, the match was already about halfway through. We had each sung five songs.
Now, there were 4 coins left.
It would be over after we each sang two more songs.
So far, I was occupying the top spots, from 1st to 3rd place.
“I think I’m going to win.”
When I said this with a grin, A-reum’s brow furrowed.
“It’s not over yet. Two of the songs you sang are in 9th and 10th place. All I have to do is knock those out.”
A-reum was right.
The condition for winning wasn’t who had the highest-ranking songs, but who had more songs in the top 10.
Now, the top 10 was completely full.
The real battle starts now.
Soon, A-reum sang her sixth song.
Then, I took the microphone.
I scratched my chin, contemplating my song choice.
‘It’s tough since I can’t sing J-pop.’
J-pop songs weren’t available in Perfect Score mode. Only some hip-hop songs were available, too, so song selection was gradually becoming difficult.
As I was pondering, A-reum said with a sly grin, “What’s wroong? Don’t have any songs to sing?”
“…Did you plan this?”
“Oh-my-my-my! What a baseless accusation!”
“You totally planned it.”
Wipe that smirk off your face before you lie. No, wait, is she not even trying to hide it?
I chuckled and searched for a song. A trump card I had completely forgotten about came to mind. As soon as I selected the song, A-reum shrieked.
“That’s cheating!”
“How is this cheating? Stop being ridiculous.”
“Hmph!”
The song I chose was one of the theme songs from the anime ‘Di*imon.’ It wasn’t originally in the karaoke machine, but it had recently been added as a new song after resolving copyright issues.
“Yeah! It won’t be that easy—!”
I had never sung it at a noraebang before, but I had easily listened to it thousands of times and hummed it hundreds of times. My voice soared, stretching out without a single error.
‘Yes. This is a 100-pointer for sure.’
I sang powerfully with that confidence, but then—
Flinch!
“Fly away like a butterf—?!”
My voice cracked.
It was because A-reum’s hand had slipped inside my shirt.
“Heh. My hands were cold.”
Spring is almost over and it’s about to be summer, what do you mean your hands are cold?!
I wanted to argue, but I couldn’t since I was in the middle of singing. A-reum’s hand toyed with my upper body.
Twirl, skrit-skrit-skrit.
A-reum gently circled my nipple with her finger. A shivery sensation made my body twitch and tremble.
“It’s not a comfortable and sweet space!”
But unlike my body, my voice didn’t waver one bit. My voice had cracked for a moment earlier, but the score was still holding steady in the 98-point range.
“Hmph…”
I could hear her fuming beside me.
Her competitive spirit having taken over, A-reum now began to openly interfere with me.
Mwah, mwah mwah.
She would plant kisses on my cheek.
Lick. Chomp.
Or lick my neck while gently nibbling on it.
Caress, caress.
She used any means necessary, including gently stroking my crotch. At one point, she put her hand inside my pants and was straight up giving me a handjob.
“Slurrrp~ Chup!”
No, I stand corrected.
She was giving me a blowjob.
Kneeling below the table, A-reum buried her face in my crotch and started sucking my dick. Hey, weren’t you wearing a white skirt? Why are you going this far?
“Yeah, it won’t be that—!”
At this point, even I couldn’t help but let out a series of voice cracks. With one minute left, my score plummeted like the KOSPI index on a bad day.
‘Ah, I should have picked a shorter song!’
Why did I have to pick a four-minute song! I was holding out so well until the halfway point!
[65 points! Let’s try a little harder.]
Naturally, it didn’t make it into the top 10.
I glared at A-reum, my eyes blazing.
“Pi A-reum!”
The moment I shouted.
“Sluuurrrrrrrp!”
Jerkjerkjerkjerkjerk!
“Ugh!”
Gush! Gushgush! Spuuuurt!
The urge to cum that I had been holding back exploded. This girl, when did she learn a technique like this? Sucking my dick while simultaneously using her tongue and giving me a handjob—there was no way I could hold out.
“Aaah~”
A-reum lifted her head toward me and opened her mouth. It was full of white semen. A wave of post-nut clarity and satisfaction washed over me at the same time.
“…I forgive you your sins.”
“Gulp!”
I had no choice but to forgive her…
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇
